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UK’s richest family on trial in Switzerland!
Photo credit: RJR News Four members of the Hinduja family, the wealthiest> family in the UK, are on trial in a Geneva Criminal Court. They are accused of exploitation and human trafficking. The four members of the family, worth an estimated $47bn, are allegedly spending more money caring for their dog than their servants. The…
540,000 Venezuelans get legal status in Columbia!
Photo credit: the Indian Express Columbia’s migration agency has announced that at least 540,000 Venezuelan migrants who are guardians to minors residing in the country will be given legal status. A destination of choice for millions of Venezuelans seeking to escape their country’s political and economic problems, Columbia is also a thoroughfare for those finding their…
Brooklyn “Bling Bishop” sent to 9 years in the cooler!
Photo credit: New York Times A flashy Brooklyn pastor nicknamed the “Bling Bishop Lamor Whitehead, has been sentenced to nine years in prison. He was convicted of using a parishioner’s retirement savings and trying to extort a businessman. He was found guilty of two counts of wire fraud and one count each of attempted wire fraud,…
Protest at site for asylum seeking children!
Photo credit: BBC Many residents protested at a site which is to be used to house unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UAS) in Kent. BBC reports that Kent County Council (KCC) recently approved plans for the reception centre at Edward Moore House, Trinity Road, Gravesend. Protesters said they were unhappy with KCC’s lack of consultation and that the…
University treats homelessness as a health issue!
Photo credit: Toronto Star Plans are underway for Toronto’s University Health Network to treat homelessness as a health issue. The Globe and Mail reports that research has shown that chronically unhoused people live half as long as the general population. However, housing is only sometimes considered as part of health care. Toronto’s University Health Network…
“Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard…”
Photo credit: BBC Witnesses have alleged that the Greek coastguard has caused the deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean over three years. The BBC reports that the witnesses said the migrants were thrown overboard deliberately. Nine among more than forty people were said to have died as a result of being forced out of Greek…
Micro communities for the homeless sprout in US cities!
Photo credit: ABC News Shipping containers have been transformed into refuges for several unsheltered people. Known as “The Melody,” the gated micro-community no longer looks like a parking lot.It has artificial turf spread across the asphalt, potted plants and fed Adirondack chairs abound with a dog park. The shipping containers have been made comfortable by…